Michigan State Police

Inkster Fatal Shooting, Suspect In Custody

Updated 8:15PM

Further Information via Michigan State Police: Preliminary Investigation revealed that the victim and suspect got into argument over a car in parking lot. The suspect got into a fist fight with victim and knocked the victim down.

The victims pistol fell out of his waistband and fell on the ground (victim has CPL). The victim picked up his gun and walked towards suspect. The suspect fired several rounds, striking and killing the victim.

The suspect is in custody and his weapon had been seized. The victim is a 34 year old male from Dearborn. Family notifications have been made. Interviews are pending with witnesses and suspect.

Inkster, Mi: 2:58PM January 19, 2019 – Inkster Police were called to the Marathon Gas Station @ 28474 Michigan Ave earlier today on reports of a shooting.

Dispatch audio suggests an AT&T employee was involved in the shooting, but that information isn’t clear on whether they were the shooter or the victim.

The shooter was described as being armed and wearing a yellow vest, last seen on Michigan Ave & Springhill, east of Middlebelt.

2 Killed On Lake Gogebic

Gogebic County, Mi: Two men were killed in a head-on snowmobile collision late Friday night on Upper Michigan’s Lake Gogebic.

First responders were dispatched to the scene at about 7:12 P.M Friday evening.

Officials were told the accident was on the western side of the lake near Pabst Bay, 5 miles north of Lake Gogebic Lodge and about 500 yards from shore.

Officials say a 23 year old man from Riverton, Illinois collided head-on into another snowmobile being driven by a 53 year old man from Darwin, Minnesota. One of those snowmobiles also caught on fire following the accident.

Reports indidcate CPR was initiated on both men prior to medical personnel arriving, but those efforts failed.

Both men were pronounced dead on the scene by Beacon Ambulance. Names of the victim’s have not been released.

Troopers from the Wakefield State Police Post and Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department were called to the scene and are investigating the accident.

Reports from the region suggest speed and alcohol may have played a part in the crash.

Michigan State Police Troopers were assisted on the scene by the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department, Beacon Ambulance, Marenisco First Responders and Marenisco Township Fire Department.

Gaylord Regional Airport

Gaylord, Michigan – A twin engine Cessna airplane was forced to make an emergency landing at Gaylord Regional Airport this afternoon at about 4:20 PM after the pilot learned the front landing gear wouldn’t deploy.

The pilot was the only one aboard, and was unharmed. The plane suffered some damage.

The FAA has been contacted, and MSP is handling the incident report. EMS and Otsego Deputies were also on hand during the landing.

New Baltimore-Chesterfield Township ‘Swatting’

Chesterfield Twp, Mi: A deadly game played out in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 12 2019 in Chesterfield Township, Michigan.

At 2:46AM Chesterfield PD, New Baltimore PD/FD & Michigan State Police responded to reports of a shooting at a New Baltimore residence in the area of Molenda Rd & 24 Mile Rd.

The caller reported that he had an argument with his mother, shot her 4 times in the head and was preparing to do the same to his 7 year old sister.

Of course, it wasn’t real, someone decided to play a game which could have easily killed someone and has killed someone in similar circumstances.

Below is dispatch audio of this mornings incident in Chesterfield Twp, submitted by a follower to our Facebook Page.

Chesterfield Township ‘Swatting’ Dispatch Audio

Filing a false report is a misdemeanor in the State of Michigan, but if injuries occur because of that false report, it’s a felony.

Michigan Penal Code 750.411a (4) (d): If the false report results in a response to address the reported crime and a person is killed as a proximate result of lawful conduct arising out of that response, the person responsible for the false report is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not less than $25,000.00 or more than $50,000.00, or both.

The residence in question had a previous incident of ‘swatting’ in December of last year. In that incident, a person named ‘Jenna’ reported that ‘her father had shot her brother’.